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The Coolidge Effect

“You watch porn. Right? You don’t have to tell us. That’s not what this is about.”

In 2018, pornography is all around us and the amount we watch is growing at an exponential rate – in the UK alone, 10 million porn videos are watched every day.

As society’s access to pornography increases, so does our unwillingness to talk about it. The Coolidge Effect seeks to break this taboo.

Devised from interviews with porn advocates, addicts, mental health experts and scientists, these unique stories and viewpoints are told through four intertwining narratives: George, a Gameboy-wielding teenage boy; Gary, a father lost in the depths of his own addiction; pioneering porn producer Gail; and Retrospect, an ex-porn addict who wants you to understand. The Coolidge Effect uses an interactive blend of storytelling, poetry and science to examine how pornography affects our mental health, relationships and sexual experiences.

“Wonder Fools are talented theatre-makers and it’s exciting to see an emerging theatre company making such a varied piece and doing so with a noticeable confidence.” – Exeunt

Wonder Fools are a critically-acclaimed emerging theatre company. We seek unknown and forgotten stories lost in the evolving social landscape of Britain, that we are able to reshape and make theatre from.